Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Carmen

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Save Gender Feminine Usage Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese, French, Romanian, German Pronounced Pron. /ˈkaɾ.men/(Spanish) /ˈkɑɹ.mən/(American English) /ˈkɑː.mən/(British English) /ˈkar.men/(Italian) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Expand Links Medieval Spanish form of Carmel, appearing in the devotional title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Carmen meaning "Our Lady of Mount Carmel". The spelling has been altered through association with the Latin word carmen meaning "song". This was the name of the main character in George Bizet's opera Carmen (1875).

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Family Tree·Details RootCarmel (place name)VariantsCarmela, Carmina(Spanish) Carmenza(Spanish (Latin American)) Carmina(Italian) Carmem(Portuguese) DiminutivesCarmelina, Carmelita(Spanish) Masculine FormsCarmelo(Spanish) Carmine(Italian) Other Languages & CulturesCarme(Catalan) Karmela, Karmen(Croatian) Karmen(Estonian) Carme, Carmela(Galician) Karmel(Hebrew) Karmen(Slovene)

Popularity

Details Last ranked #59 in 1991 Austria Last ranked #86 in 2019 Basque Country, Spain Last ranked #877 in 1990 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #84 in 2024 Catalonia, Spain Last ranked #776 in 2024 England and Wales Last ranked #409 in 2024 France Last ranked #11 in 2022 Galicia, Spain Last ranked #157 in 2024 Italy Last ranked #469 in 2022 Netherlands Last ranked #88 in 1974 New Zealand Last ranked #132 in 2024 Poland Last ranked #86 in 2004 Puerto Rico Last ranked #12 in 2024 Spain Last ranked #94 in 2003 Switzerland Last ranked #851 in 1981 (m) #416 in 2024 (f) United States

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